IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing. Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time. Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on. For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) . 1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest 2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual 3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports 5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing
X. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.
1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. ______________________________________________________________ 2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it. ______________________________________________________________3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it. ______________________________________________________________4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben. ______________________________________________________________ 5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework. ______________________________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given in the brackets. 1. Mai enjoys going on a picnic with her friends at weekends. (interested) ______________________________________________________________2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the street because it rained heavily. (so) ______________________________________________________________3. I find collecting glass bottles unusual. (think) ______________________________________________________________ 4. There are over two hundred stamps in Mike’s collection. (has) ______________________________________________________________5. This is the first time I have been to Paris. (never) __________________________________________________________________________________
IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.
Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing.
Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) ____ in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time.
Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on.
For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) .
1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest
2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual
3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports
5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing
Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank
Saxophone, art, band, concert, pop star, singing, painting, subject
My friend’s name is Peter and he loves music. He is good at and he can play the guitar. He wants to learn the when he is a bit older. He is already in a and they hope to play at the school next term. He is also interested in so his favourite at school is . But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a .
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from the others in each group
a . instrument b. popular c. teenager d. magazine
choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences
this is the worst meal I've ever eaten
A. best
B.first
C.last
D.scariest
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VI. Fill in each blank in the sentences with one word
scene | documentary | actor | director | cartoon |
comedy | audiences | character | romantic comedy | stars |
1. A person who performs in films is called
2. A person who makes films is called________________________
3. The people who watch a film are called________________________
4. A part of a film is called________________________
5. A person in a film is called ________________________
6. The most important actors in a film are called________________________
7. A film that tries to make audiences laugh is called________________________
8. A film that shows real life events and stories is called____________________
9. A film that combines comedy with a love story is called__________________
A film that features cartoon characters________________________
* Fill each blank in the following letter with a suitable word.
Glastonbury is the largest performing arts festival in the world. It is organised every year in the village of Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset, England. It is well-known for its contemporary (36). It’s also known for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, and other performing (37) too.
The first festival was held in the 1970s. Since then, it has taken place almost every year and has grown in size. Different (38) are arranged for the performances. The festival takes place for three or four days in the open air. All kinds of people from all over the world (39) to the Glastonbury festival. It is now attended by about 150,000 people. The festival has also produced (40) and albums.
36. A. music | B. musician | C. musical |
37. A. act | B. arts | C. actress |
38. A. stage | B. stages to | C. stages |
39. A. go | B. going | C. to go |
40. A. in films | B. at films | C. films |
Fill in each blank in the sentences with one word 1. A person who performs in films is called 2. A person who makes films is called________________________ 3. The people who watch a film are called________________________ 4. A part of a film is called________________________ 5. A person in a film is called ________________________ 6. The most important actors in a film are called________________________ 7. A film that tries to make audiences laugh is called________________________ 8. A film that shows real life events and stories is called____________________ 9. A film that combines comedy with a love story is called__________________ 10. A film that features cartoon characters________________________ scene / documentary/ actor/ director /cartoon /comedy /audiences/ character /romantic /comedy/ stars
121. Nam _______________________ on the couch and watches TV. (likes, lies, lays )
122. You should learn to play a musical ________such as the guitar. ( instrument, entertainment, thing )
123. The boys sometimes play _________. ( jogging, marbles, shopping, piano )
124. Are you good _________________ French ? ( at, on, in, to )
125. You’ll be late ______ school. (at / in / for / of)
126. Our mummer vacation starts ______ June. (in / on / at / for)
127. After a hard school year. We have a long ____________.(public holiday / recess / day – off / vacation)
128. She likes hearing about how students ______in Vietnam.(live /lives / living / to live)
129. My parents __________ me next month.(visit / visiting / will visit / to visit)
130. Do Vietnamese students have more or ______ vacation than American ones. (few/a few /fewer/less)
131. My dad has more _________ than my mom.(weeks / hours / crops / days off)
132. Do you like ____your public holidays in Hue?(spend /spending /spends / will spend)
133. Mr Hai cleans the buffalo __ and the chicken _.(coop – shed / cage – shed / shed – coop / cage – cote)
134. Hoa always ___ her lessons before tests.(review / will review / reviews / to review)
135. My sister has _________ money than I do. (much / little / less / fewer)
136. Farmers usually come back home ________ four in the afternoon.(on / at / for / in)
137. How many hours a day does he study English? ___(The hour / An hour / Once a day / Once an hour)
138. Can you ________ me a photo of yours? (send / sending / to send / sends)
139. Mai is keen student and she studies _____________.(late / lazily / hard / hardly)
140. The summer vacation _______ for almost three months.(longs / lasts / is / are)
141. My sister loves ______ stamps. (collect / to collect / collecting / collected)
142. I ________ come and see you sometime. (will / am / don’t / are)
143. What will you do _________ your vacation? (to / in / during / on)